Yeah, the 'bowie' period was a trifle suspect. I saw him live at Reading Rock Festival in 1988 as a mere 18yr old. I was incredibly drunk and managed to get right to the front. He was headling at the time. I remember thinking he seemed like a huge intimidating character and totally rocked the crowd. I must have lost a stone in weight rockin to Iggy. Ah, those were the days. These days i lurk near the back like a dirty old man. ;-)

:O what's dirty about that? Having said that I never stay at the back of gigs unless the band are awful. Nearest to the door, first to escape. I read in another thread that Lust For Life was Bowie era. Hmm that's alright I just prefer The Stooges and I like his Blondie duet. Hmm sounds like it was a good gig to be at.

Lust for life is ok yes, but i will never forget the day as skinny 17yr old a girlfriend at the time placed a tape in her hifi and blasted out 'Search and destroy' - the opening track to the incredibly raw Stooges album Raw Power. I remember thinking "What The Fuck Is This? This Is Amazing" And we both sat there and jumped around her room to the rest of the album.

The Stooges ROCK, plain and simple. They had so much energy and that is an amazing album. Have you heard Raw Power?

Oi vey, mon amis! The Stooges were the Stooges and they were great. But the Bowie period, which I'm guessing extends from '73 - '78 was brilliant too. The most pronounced Bowie influence was on The Idiot '76 in which the two collaborated on most of the songs. The Passenger, alone credited to Iggy, is perhaps the best song, incidentally. He also collaborated extensively on Lust for Life including playing keyboards on Iggy's tour. And please also remember it was Bowie, the only one to visit the Ig-man in a mental hospital, and it was Bowie who ultimately pulled him out (took himself outta cocaine Hollywood) the two of them went to Berlin. An incredibly fertile period for both musicians. End of!

PS Yes, it's ok to mix foreign languages when you're an ignorant American barely able to recognize they are indeed two different languages.

If i'm being honest, for me it is the Stooges that does it for me. I do own Lust for Life, but it is simply gathering dust. yes i did enjoy it a number of years ago (a large number ahah) but i never feel the urge to play it now... i do love that line though, something about 'The cities ripped backsides'.